>> TQFP, I would suggest loading a solderwick with solder, dragging it
>> over the pads with the iron on top of it to tin it (extra flux will be
>> needed) put the chip down, line it up, tack the corners with the
>> tinning. Add a good bit of flux, and you can use the tinned solder
>> wick and iron again to solder all the leads.
>>
>
> If you get really good at this you can do it without solder wick. Look
> up "vertical drag technique" on youtube.
> -
> ML

I actually tried this for the first time ever a couple of weeks ago and it 
worked very well on my SOIC part.

Dom 

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